Westphalia Kansas Map

About Westphalia, Kansas

Westphalia is a locality in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 128. The population density is 249.6 people per km². Westphalia is located at 38.1820°N, 95.4903°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Westphalia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66093.

Westphalia reveals itself across a landscape where the horizon stretches thin and taut, defined by the quiet persistence of the Thomas Creek as it carves a slow path through the prairie soil. It lies 32.3 miles south-southwest of Ottawa, KS (from Ottawa, KS: bearing 202°T), and is situated 18.5 miles north-northwest of Iola. The air here holds the weight of vast, open skies, and the light at dusk bleeds a bruised violet across the tallgrass, casting long, thin shadows that seem to anchor the earth against the constant, restless movement of the wind. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Sand Hills creates a jagged interruption in the flat expanse, while the nearby Anderson County Prairies Fee preserves the rugged, unyielding character of the original plains. The atmosphere is one of profound stillness, where the rustle of cottonwoods along the creek bed serves as the primary clock for the slow, methodical turning of the seasons.

Westphalia maintains a quiet endurance rooted in the agricultural rhythms of the Kansas plains, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of harvest and the patient labor of the soil. The legacy of early settlers lingers in the town’s deliberate pace, a heritage that persists in the sturdy architecture and the communal focus on the land’s yield. Beyond the immediate fields, the proximity of Spencer Lake offers a singular, reflective stillness that mirrors the town’s own reserved temperament. Life in Westphalia moves with a gravity that favors the steady over the swift, and in the quiet of a working day, one can perceive a deep, structural connection between the people and the expanse of territory that surrounds them, undisturbed by the clamor of more crowded geographies.

About This Westphalia Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Westphalia, Kansas. Coordinates: 38.181968, -95.49026. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Westphalia includes the ZIP code (66093), telephone area code (913), county seat of Anderson County (Garnett), and school district assignment (Garnett Unified School District 365).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.